live from singapore, this is bbc news. los angeles declares a state of emergency is a fire spread rapidly through parts of the city. evacuations are under way. the search for survivors continues in tibet after an earthquake leaves at least 126 people dead. two weeks until his return to the life —— lighthouse he sets out number of controversial territorial ambitions. out number of controversial territorialambitions. —— territorial ambitions. —— donald trump territorialambitions. —— donald trump sets out. we begin in los angeles a state of emergency has been declared, in response to a massive

wildfire. we will show you some live images where you can see huge flames threatening properties in the pacific palisades area. firefighters are battling to contain the blazes. earlier people were seen abandoning cars to flee the flames, aircraft and fire engines have been trying to stop the fires spreading but the limited success. visual sable than 10,000 homes and 13,000 buildings are under threat. many people had been evacuated, 116,000 homes and businesses in la county have lost power. the la fire department chief gave this update. currently, the fire is at 1261 acres and growing based on aerial reconnaissance. the fire has been fuelled by a combination of strong winds and surrounding topography, which is making it extremely challenging for our personnel assigned to this incident. the california government is

warning conditions into the night will be extremely dangerous. bi; night will be extremely dangerous.— night will be extremely dangerous. night will be extremely dancerous. j ., , . ., dangerous. by no stretch of the imagination _ dangerous. by no stretch of the imagination are _ dangerous. by no stretch of the imagination are we _ dangerous. by no stretch of the imagination are we out - dangerous. by no stretch of the imagination are we out of - dangerous. by no stretch of the imagination are we out of the i imagination are we out of the woods. you heard the chief say 10pm tonight, 5am tomorrow, we'll be peak wind. having just quite literally an hour or so ago gone up the canyon and saw firsthand the impact of the swirling wind and the embers, and the number of structures that are destroyed, not a few, many structures already destroyed, and the fact people were still not evacuating? still did not heed the warning. just coming down the canyon, it's a reminder of how serious this moment is and how important it is people listen to these evacuation orders. from this we are joined by david willis in los angeles, we have just seen the fire department asking anyone with

firefighting experience to help out with battling the blazes. that's a sign ofjust how desperate the situation is getting? desperate the situation is caettin ? , desperate the situation is cuettin? , . desperate the situation is heflin ? , . , ., , desperate the situation is cuettin? , . getting? very much so, they are t in: at getting? very much so, they are trying at the _ getting? very much so, they are trying at the moment _ getting? very much so, they are trying at the moment to - getting? very much so, they are trying at the moment to fight. trying at the moment to fight this fire from the ground, and from the air, dropping water from the air, dropping water from the air, dropping water from the pacific ocean, gallons of it, on the area around the spire, but still it continues to grow encompassing 3000 acres. it is said to be moving at a rate of four football fields a minute, it started around 1030 this morning is a fairly small brushfire, but exploded within an hour and has continued to grow ever since, prompting evacuations of about 30,000 people from this area around the pacific palisades which is an on clay between santa monica and malibu. and a lot of those people have

reported roads jammed as they attempted to lead, there is only one coastal path out of that particular area, so bulldozers had to be bought in to clear the path, and to clear those cars so the rescue services could get in. there is a lot of concern that there could be further fires overnight as the wind here picks up, there are forecasts of when reaching from 80 — 100 miles an hour overnight, threatening potentially more of the mansions many of which have already been destroyed in the pacific palisades area. iliiui’ith pacific palisades area. with the fire expected _ pacific palisades area. with the fire expected to - pacific palisades area. with the fire expected to expand and spread evacuation orders must also be expanding?— spread evacuation orders must also be expanding? that's right arts of also be expanding? that's right parts of santa _ also be expanding? that's right parts of santa monica - also be expanding? that's right parts of santa monica and - parts of santa monica and malibu and also to an area around pasadena were a separate

fire has sparked into life, it was thought to be the result again of dry brush and these very heavy winds, that is several hundred acres, much smaller at the moment but that was the concern of the california governor, gavin newsome earlier on that these very high winds could pave the way to further fires overnight. he has said, that this is no longer simply a seasonal situation if you like, the so—called centre and a winds that traditionally come at this time of year, he said it is now a year—round situation because of the effects of global warming which is causing long droughts, and of course sparking wildfires of this kind. ., ~' sparking wildfires of this kind. . ~ ,, sparking wildfires of this kind. . ~ ., , kind. thank you for getting us u . kind. thank you for getting us u- to kind. thank you for getting us up to speed — kind. thank you for getting us up to speed with _ kind. thank you for getting us up to speed with those - up to speed with those developments. from on the simon enjoyed by radio and a sex of

washington post. breanna whose father who has been evacuated. a frightening time for all residents, how did your father get to safety? he residents, how did your father get to safety?— residents, how did your father get to safety? he was refusing to evacuate — get to safety? he was refusing to evacuate at _ get to safety? he was refusing to evacuate at first _ get to safety? he was refusing to evacuate at first because i to evacuate at first because growing up and going through a lot of these a lot of people especially elderly are like, i got this, but actually, a dear family friend and someone who wore saw him was able to get past the police barricade and convinced police to let her through and he convinced him to go. they both got out. is through and he convinced him to go. they both got out.— go. they both got out. is that uuite a go. they both got out. is that quite a common _ go. they both got out. is that quite a common thing - go. they both got out. is that i quite a common thing happening in the area student residence of a certain age are reluctant to leave their homes? it happens with all disasters i run into this every time with hurricanes, fires, somebody on twitter saying hey this is my 78—year—old father and is his name and phone number he was close to where the fire started we have not heard from him, i

went to police and asked if they could go on up and check, this was maybe an hour ago and police said firefighters won't let people up there and they said 100 requests like these they are getting. tell said 100 requests like these they are getting.— said 100 requests like these they are getting. tell us about they are getting. tell us about the area affected, _ they are getting. tell us about the area affected, pacific- the area affected, pacific palisades, it is residential some images of houses already being engulfed by flame? it is a coastal hillside _ being engulfed by flame? it 3 a coastal hillside community next to malibu which just endured a fire a month ago, and it is a lot of winding, narrow roads, houses tucked up in the hills, and canyons. two of my cousins had to evacuate moved from the palisades to the redwood area which is a neighbouring community, it is now people in santa monica a major city next to the palisades being evacuated, it is touching a wide area of residential areas out here. you

have a lot _ residential areas out here. you have a lot of — residential areas out here. you have a lot of ties _ residential areas out here. you have a lot of ties to _ residential areas out here. you have a lot of ties to the serious as we can tell. is this unusual you heard the governor saying this is becoming the new normal? i saying this is becoming the new normal? . �* saying this is becoming the new normal? ., �* , normal? i haven't seen something _ normal? i haven't seen something like - normal? i haven't seen something like this - normal? i haven't seen i something like this since normal? i haven't seen - something like this since 2018, i was covering the wallasey fire when it blew over the highway from kelle bixler valley where i grew up near malibu and at the same time campfire was going on in northern california. i have not seen something like this since 2018 but it does happen and we prepare for it but you never really prepared.— really prepared. thank you breanna. _ really prepared. thank you breanna, from _ really prepared. thank you breanna, from the - really prepared. thank you - breanna, from the washington post. at the other big story we are following rescue workers into bed are working round the clock searching for survivors less than 2a hours after the earthquake it, went in 26 people killed according to chinese state media. was in a remote area near the border of

nepal, disclosed one of the region �*s holiest cities, foreign journalists are not allowed to enter tibet with foreign government permission. fear has rattled through the foothills of everest. the injured are still in shock. crouched in the rubble, they can barely call for help, and they cradle and cling to those who have been saved. their remote mountain homes are no longer shelters. their small brick houses crumbled in the strong and shallow quake. china's response has been swift. more than 1,000 rescuers were sent to the region. the first few hours are critical to save lives and, brick by brick, they searched for survivors, going from building to shattered building, looking for signs of life.

the chinese air force launched an unmanned drone across the himalayan plateau — the quickest way to discover the worst hit areas. but the challenge for rescuers is clear. this valley is a000m high and temperatures are well below freezing. roads have also been split by the shifting ground. foreign reporters cannot enter tibet without government permission. we are told the army have been dispatched to help and instructions have come from president xijinping. translation: we will do our best to investigate and search for trapped people. we will help save the injured and wounded and assist those who need help to rebuild their lives. hundreds of people now need shelter in villages scattered across the roof of the world. as temperatures dip to —18 celsius, they can huddle in tents for now, as the search

for the missing goes on. laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. this is bbc news, around the world and across the uk.

who are alive with bbc news. here is a recap of the top story, los angeles has declared a state of emergency in response to a massive wildfires to be these are live images where you can see a firefighter trying to salvage a property in the pacific palisades area. the earlier people were seen abandoning cars to flee the flames, aircraft and fire engines have been trying to stop the fight spreading but with limited effectiveness. 0fficials with limited effectiveness. officials say 10,000 homes and 30,000 buildings are under threat. 30,000 residents have been evacuated from the area. 46,000 been evacuated from the area. 116,000 homes and businesses in

la county have lost electricity according to power outages us. officials had warned earlier as officials had warned earlier as the wind increases through the night so will the chance trees could be knocked over taking up our minds and blocking roadways. 0ur correspondence emma is near the blaze and sent this update. we emma is near the blaze and sent this update-— this update. we have been watching — this update. we have been watching huge _ this update. we have been watching huge plumes - this update. we have been watching huge plumes of. this update. we have been - watching huge plumes of smoke in the distance covering a huge area and feeling the really strong winds up here, it is the wind driving the spread of the fire and making it spread over hundreds of acres so quickly. that is making life very challenging for emergency services who have been trying to contain this for hours now. about 30,000 people have been evacuated so far but that number is expected to go up pretty quickly. because the fire spreading so rapidly and it is quite unpredictable at the moment, the peak of the winds is not over yet, it is making conditions very challenging for the fire crews were trying to keep safe stop.

jesse tories is the battalion chief at california five. this is a serious _ chief at california five. this is a serious fire _ chief at california five. this is a serious fire for- chief at california five. this is a serious fire for the - chief at california five. ti 3 is a serious fire for the month of january, is a serious fire for the month ofjanuary, starting of the new year of 2025, a destructive fire only eight hours and, we have the rest of the night to go through which was mentioned earlier, the most significant potential of this wind event is tonight at midnight through six a.m.. even more destructive winds, this is a serious fire, a winds, this is a serious